UPDATED: Weather a factor in Pickering, Whitby deaths

DURHAM -- Two people are dead in Durham following collisions related to bad weather on Thursday evening and Friday morning.

Friday morning, a 49-year-old Oshawa man died after a three-vehicle collision in Pickering at Brock and Whitevale roads just after 7 a.m., police said.

The man was driving a Ford station wagon southbound on Brock heading towards Whitevale when he lost control and crossed into the northbound lane during poor weather conditions.

The Ford was struck on the passenger side by a Dodge Ram truck driven by a 28-year-old Ajax man, said Durham Regional Police. A Chevrolet Lumina driven by a 36-year-old Brougham man then struck the Dodge truck after the initial collision. The driver of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene and the other two drivers were not injured.

The road was closed for several hours due to the investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Const. Al Ouellette of the Traffic Services Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5272.

Meanwhile, two pedestrians crossing the road in Whitby were struck by a sedan Thursday at 10:45 p.m. on Dundas Street east of Hickory Street. An 18-year-old Whitby man died as a result and a 19-year-old Whitby man remains in critical care at Toronto hospital.

Anyone with information regarding this collision or the activities of either involved parties prior to the collision is requested to contact 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5255.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or on the website at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.